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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$6,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is the most popular major in Alabama with 1,671 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Alabama Community College the best value school in Alabama for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Northeast Alabama Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coastal Alabama Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,920 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Coastal Alabama Community College

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jeff State are $5,220 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John C Calhoun State Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Calhoun Community College are $5,000 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at John C Calhoun State Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Union State Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Union State Community College are $4,920 a year.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,920 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Wallace State, Hanceville accumulate an average of around $8,300 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

University of South Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $9,116 per year.

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Herzing University - Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Herzing University - Birmingham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Birmingham are $12,750 per year.

Herzing University - Birmingham also made our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NW-SCC are $5,011 a year.

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#10

Fortis College

Mobile, AL

Fortis College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Fortis College - Mobile is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Mobile.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,414
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
West Virginia 342
Louisiana 907
Virginia 1,971
Kentucky 1,122
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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